tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64355852205073414502018-03-14T16:29:03.229-07:00Ontario Healthcare - for those over 50Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comBlogger1439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-22683793801456616392018-03-14T08:55:00.001-07:002018-03-14T08:55:38.374-07:00 Ontario health ministry silent after Renfrew woman says husband punished for refusing servicesThis kind of thing has been going on for a long time. I've gotten in trouble for complaining about the treatment of some of my clients in hospital, by officials who phoned my supervisors. It is shameful.
Mar 05, 2018 by Derek Dunn Renfrew Mercury
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care knows the situation Pam and Raymond Picard claim they faced. When Raymond was offered a long-term care bed Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-85766029128242583172018-03-03T11:04:00.001-08:002018-03-03T11:04:00.878-08:00brain tumour survival
Large study shows brain tumour survival progress “generally flat”, with major differences between countries
Cancer survival across the globe is increasing, but adult brain tumour survival is “generally rather flat”. This was the finding of a new study published in The Lancet (download available with free registration) that involved 37.5 million patients of 18 cancer types from 71 countries Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-33788424046680319262018-03-01T04:59:00.001-08:002018-03-01T04:59:38.674-08:00Reach Isolated Seniors Everywhere.
Sunday March 11,
the day Canadians reach out to a lonely senior
RISE Sunday, March 11, is a key moment in a national awareness campaign called Reach Isolated Seniors Everywhere.
The goal of the RISE campaign is to make Canadians of all ages, cultures and regions become aware of the impact of social isolation and loneliness on their older family members, friends and neighbours – and to Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-56702657373871921122018-02-20T08:37:00.003-08:002018-02-20T08:37:25.615-08:00Over diagnosis of cancer
The detection of cancers that would never cause harm is overdiagnosis. Patients cannot benefit from the treatment of overdiagnosed tumors, but they may be harmed: https://t.co/tEJ7I54a1z pic.twitter.com/jg7Eq1krAB
— National Cancer Inst (@theNCI) February 20, 2018
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-84522523456868169972018-02-18T11:44:00.001-08:002018-02-18T11:44:03.666-08:00Palliative Home Care
Fewer than 1 in 5 Ontarians receive #palliative doctor visits at home near end of life, but such care can reduce the likelihood of dying in hospital by 50%: new study by @PTanuseputro of @ICESOntario @OttawaHospital @bruyerecare https://t.co/RXxA47OyxN pic.twitter.com/vpdmk8S4E4
— ICES (@ICESOntario) February 18, 2018
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-78312625462034890532018-02-16T06:57:00.002-08:002018-02-16T06:57:29.855-08:00Brain Scan
In Familial #Alzheimers, Tau Creeps into Cortex as Symptoms Show https://t.co/TzFymuKkva via @alzforum MT @MassGeneralNews #neuroscience #dementia #imaging pic.twitter.com/W1poZFgdvM
— Ian Kremer (@LEAD_Coalition) February 16, 2018
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-5392295686331749072018-02-15T17:27:00.002-08:002018-02-15T17:27:43.754-08:00Seniors falling
This is why #CommunityParamedics focus so heavily on fall prevention and home safety with our elderly patients.Hip fractures are sentinel events - 1 in 10 die within a month. 1 in 3 die within a year. https://t.co/GDM7dUXXW8
— RenfrewCPRU (@Renfrewcpru) February 15, 2018
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-78350894877259954892018-02-15T06:03:00.000-08:002018-02-15T06:03:07.305-08:00Seniors, OECD population averages
Seniors age 65+ made up 16.1% of Canada’s population, lower than the OECD pop avg of 16.6%. #cdnhealth #seniorcare https://t.co/O0IL5JAd6x pic.twitter.com/1pVX84HPvb
— CIHI_ICIS (@CIHI_ICIS) February 15, 2018
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-71661933049040188102018-02-09T04:43:00.003-08:002018-02-09T04:44:56.534-08:00Canadian seniors, a healthcare opinion poll
Canadian seniors 'less satisfied with the healthcare system'
than in other countries, report suggests
Fewer Canadians say they're satisfied with the quality of the health care they received compared with seniors in other countries. Despite this, more Canadian seniors reported better perceived health than the international average.
CBC.CA
This is an interesting dilemma, Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-69534315405733376382018-02-08T06:19:00.001-08:002018-02-08T06:19:10.308-08:00Abuse in long-term care homes
40 Ontario nursing homes with the highest rates of reported abuse - Marketplace
First of its kind analysis reveals dramatic rise in reports
CBC.CA
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-69125269016472070492018-02-05T06:50:00.001-08:002018-02-05T06:50:11.981-08:00Drugs Sold in India Pose a Global Threat to Antibiotic Resistance Control
Millions of unapproved antibiotics are being sold in India each year, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The study also revealed that multinational pharmaceutical companies continue to manufacture dozens of unapproved formulations, despite the global health crisis of rising antimicrobial resistance.
There were 118 different formulations of FDCsJenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-61613091506679649202018-02-04T05:16:00.001-08:002018-02-04T05:16:25.302-08:00Influenza season 2018
To date this season, in Canada 28,729 laboratory-confirmed influenza detections have been reported. The Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada Report.
The US has been having a hard time: CDC weekly flu report. Child Death Toll Rises To 53 As US Flu Outbreak Worsens.
Of course, the 1918 flu was the worst. We have better flu management, vaccines, hand-washing protocols. Vaccines were Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-51618637606437233862018-02-02T04:03:00.002-08:002018-02-02T04:03:29.105-08:00Colorado’s Official 1st Annual Report on End-of-Life Options
PRESS RELEASE: Colorado’s Official 1st Annual Report on End-of-Life Options Act Show It’s Working Well
Detailed Data Confirms Medical Aid-in-Dying Law Is Working as Voters Intended
(Denver – Feb. 1, 2018) Compassion & Choices lauds Colorado’s first report detailing usage of the End-of-Life Options Act during its first year of implementation.
Colorado is one of six states, along with theJenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-41948175407726638572018-01-30T10:25:00.002-08:002018-01-30T10:25:23.054-08:00Flu WatchTo date this season, 24,749 laboratory-confirmed influenza detections have been reported, of which 67% have been
influenza A. Influenza A(H3N2) has been the most common subtype detected this season, representing 94% of
subtyped influenza A detections. For more detailed weekly and cumulative influenza data, see the text descriptions for
Figures 2 and 3 or the Respiratory Virus Detections in CanadaJenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-29747490078026912582018-01-20T06:14:00.000-08:002018-01-20T06:14:21.634-08:00Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada Report
Figure 2 – Number of positive influenza tests and percentage of tests positive, by type, subtype and report
week, Canada, weeks 2017-35 to 2018-02
The shaded area indicates weeks where the positivity rate was at least 5% and a minimum of 15 positive tests were observed, signalling the period of seasonal influenza
activity.
To date this season, 20,349 laboratory-confirmed influenza detections Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-40927283754104209692018-01-19T08:11:00.000-08:002018-01-19T08:11:08.269-08:00Older Hospitalized Adults Are Infrequently Tested for Influenza
This year’s flu season is shaping up to be an especially serious one, and it’s important for clinicians to promptly recognize, diagnosis, and treat influenza in hospitalized patients, especially in vulnerable populations such as older individuals. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, however, indicates that adults aged 65 years and older who are Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-4567873857469544692018-01-15T06:03:00.002-08:002018-01-15T06:03:36.732-08:00Rare disease and disabilityOn my way to a new doctor this morning; had insomnia last night like I always do because of #anxiety in anticipation of not being believed - #RareDisease & #Disability. Just in time for a little #BingoLove.
ABLEIST BINGO! How many times have you gotten bingo? how many of you can black out the entire card? #Ableism #SpoonieChat pic.twitter.com/peR0uIepPB
— Deanna Brownlee (@dee62383) January 15,Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-36799282658268144672018-01-10T09:36:00.003-08:002018-01-10T09:36:38.906-08:00The Impact of Illness Trajectory - PamphletsThe importance of understanding disease trajectory assists patients and caregivers.
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Click here for more information about the Strengthening a Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-11130937106727401712018-01-08T09:00:00.000-08:002018-01-08T09:00:34.093-08:00Study Uncovers Healthcare Disparities among Octogenarians and Nonagenarians with Advanced Lung Cancer
CANCER News Alert
A new study reveals that, among patients of advanced age with stage III lung cancer, African Americans and individuals who live in lower income areas are more likely to not receive any treatment. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also found that patients who receive the standard of care treatment for their Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-91292093793917136752017-12-31T11:04:00.002-08:002017-12-31T11:04:34.898-08:00Let's not fix healthcare by breaking it
Health care in Quebec and elsewhere is not failing but succeeding: We live longer thanks to better treatments. It’s just that many of these treatments are expensive and we don’t want to pay for them.
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-18352054666476333952017-12-23T11:54:00.000-08:002017-12-23T11:54:01.483-08:00Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada.Week 50 - Ending December 16, 2017
To date this season, 5,829 laboratory-confirmed influenza detections have been reported, of which 79% have been influenza A. Influenza A(H3N2) has been the most common subtype detected this season, representing 95% of subtyped influenza A detections. For more detailed weekly and cumulative influenza data, see the text descriptions for Figures 2 and 3 or the Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-86377643822042885712017-12-22T10:56:00.003-08:002017-12-22T10:56:36.867-08:00Flu, a cold, or ?
Winter is here and everyone's getting sick, and some of you are wondering if you have the flu. Good question! Here's a breakdown of different illnesses and symptoms and ways to help you recover, whatever you're fighting. Get well soon! #forjudeforeveryonehttps://t.co/BiX3pKyK8y pic.twitter.com/2yc9ALkP7o
— Jill Promoli (@jillpromoli) December 22, 2017
Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-84319918711409348372017-12-20T09:07:00.003-08:002017-12-20T09:07:31.224-08:00Virtual Hospice Advice for the Holidays
OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT ERICA
"The idea of putting up a tree and all this merriment... I just couldn’t see it." In this short video, David talks about how he and his young sons navigated Christmas after David’s wife and the boy’s mother, Erica, was killed by a careless driver while walking their dog.
#OPTIONBTHERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and the co-author of Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-76782848543521275502017-12-19T13:29:00.001-08:002017-12-19T13:29:42.491-08:00The Holidays and your Health
From Longwoods
Happy Holidays
Christmas And New Year’s Day Are Bad For Your Health
Canadian Mental Health Association reminding people to practice self-care during holiday season
How to avoid burnout this holiday season
Holiday coping skills when someone you love has dementia
What stress can do to your brain during the holiday season
BC Children's Hospital tips for holiday child safety
'Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435585220507341450.post-37733007289897602132017-12-19T06:28:00.001-08:002017-12-19T06:28:46.911-08:00Canada has world's third-highest drug pricesCancer drugs. Some are covered, but others, for example for leukemia are not ($5100), even by private plans. Hubby's anti-androgen drug costs $1100. (See left. We buy it at the pharmacy and take it into the hospital.)
A physician may well prescribe a drug that includes two things, thinking it helps the patient, but the more expensive drug, at three times the cost, won't be covered by a private Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com0